Croatia year 2016 stamps full set Croatian Inventions Propeller-driven Torpedo and Pen with ink
The Croatian postage stamp set titled “Hrvatske Inovacije” (Croatian Inventions), issued in 2016, features two historically significant Croatian inventions and their inventors.
The set was issued on April 27, 2016.
Details of the Two Stamps:
| Invention Featured | Inventor | Value (HRK) | Description/Significance |
| Automatic Mechanical Pencil (and fountain pen) | Eduard Slavoljub Penkala (1871–1922) | 6.50 HRK | Penkala patented numerous inventions, including the thermos bottle, but is most famous for the mechanical pencil (1906) and the solid-ink fountain pen. |
| Torpedo (Propeller-Driven Torpedo) | Giovanni Biagio Luppis (1813–1875) (also Ivan Vukić) and Robert Whitehead | 5.00 HRK | The stamp acknowledges the initial concept by Luppis (of Rijeka) for a coast-defense weapon and its successful development into the modern torpedo by engineer Robert Whitehead in Rijeka, where the world’s first torpedo factory was established. |
Export to Sheets
The stamps were issued in sheetlets of 6 stamps each.
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